QUETTA/ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Airforce has refuted news reports that a Quetta-bound PIA flight travelling from Karachi almost collided with two fighter jets on Friday.

Earlier it was reported that Flight PK-368 from Karachi was close to landing at the airport in Quetta when the two fighter jets appeared but the PIA pilot acted quickly and managed to prevent the collision.

The plane which was carrying over 100 passengers received two shocks and after the collision was averted remained in mid-air for 30 minutes, landing only after receiving clearance from airport authorities, the channels reported.

PAF spokesperson in a statement said, "It is clarified that no flight safety situation occurred during landing phase of PK-368 at Quetta International Airport. Both the pilots of the PAF fighter jets were in visual contact with the civil airliner and also in radio contact with Air Traffic Control Tower.

As both the combat pilots were visual with the airliner thus they maintained vertical as well as lateral safe separations as per International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rules, he said.

Similarly, at the same time the Air Traffic Control Tower informed the pilot of PK-368 about the presence of PAF fighter jets at safe distance, the PAF said.